put back

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美 [pʊt bæk]

拖延; 推迟

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 拖延；推迟
  Toputsomethingbackmeans to delay it or arrange for it to happen later than you previously planned.
  1. There are always new projects which seem to put the reunion back further...
     总是有新的项目使重聚一推再推。
  2. News conferences due to be held by both men have been put back.
     原定两个人共同举行的新闻发布会被推迟。

英英释义

verb

• put something back where it belongs
  1. replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it
  2. please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them
  Synonym:replace
• cost a certain amount
  1. My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000
  Synonym:set backknock back

双语例句

• He failed his examinations and was put back a whole year.
  他考试不及格，被留了一级。
• A terrible storm forced the ship to put back.
  可怕的风暴迫使这条船返航了。
• I'm ready to be put back on active duty.
  我已经准备好回去执行任务了。
• Society suddenly finds itself put back into a state of momentary barbarism;
  社会突然发现自己回到了一时的野蛮状态；
• The meeting has been put back to next week.
  这次会议已延期到下周了。
• News conferences due to be held by both men have been put back.
  原定两个人共同举行的新闻发布会被推迟。
• We cannot put back the clock.
  我们无法让时光倒流。
• I was brought up in a culture that said you must put back into the society what you have taken out.
  我成长于其中的那个社会文化认为，取之社会必须回报社会。
• The lorry drivers 'strike has put back our deliveries by over a month.
  因卡车司机罢工，我们的交货日期延误了一个多月。
• Their sabotage put back production badly.
  他们的破坏严重影响了生产。